reasonably well, he hasn't done too badly. >> so when candidate romney says he sees the u.s. heading in the direction of greece, is that a real probability? >> i think there's still something of a gap between the u.s. and greece, but we have been, for a long, long time, we have been very, very worried about the deficit, about the buildup of debt in america. to compare it to greece is quite an extraordinary one. if you go to greece, you wander around athens, you have the threat of ethnic violence. i think all presidential candidates are allowed a degree of hyperbole, but i think on that particular question he's got a long way. >> other nations are looking forward to this election because they're thinking about the trade opportunities, they're looking at the promotion of peace, they're looking for opportunities of diplomacy. but is there more at stake in this election, 2012, that we didn't see in 2008? >> i think there probably is from a realistic stand. one one, it's very close. two, with romney we don't know exactly what sort of foreign policy he would follow. the romney of t